This study is looking at how different virtual environments and your ability to control pain affect how you experience pain, anxiety, and your actions. Researchers will use brief heat stimuli (Pain Threat Manipulation) in virtual settings to see how feeling threatened changes your pain perception and body's responses. They will also explore how having control over pain (Pain Controllability Manipulation) impacts these feelings. The study aims to enroll 20 participants between 18 and 55 years old. You cannot have a history of depression, bipolar disorder, other psychiatric diagnoses, seizure disorder, stroke, chronic pain, or migraines. The main goals are to measure your pain intensity and anxiety levels during the study sessions, which are expected to be completed within one month.

Study design

This is an interventional study planning to enroll 20 participants. It is not specified if it is randomized, blinded, or its phase.

What's involved

You will receive brief thermal pain stimuli in virtual environments and interact with a button to potentially reduce or avoid pain. Your pain intensity and anxiety will be measured throughout testing sessions, which are expected to be completed within one month.

Compensation

Not stated in the trial record.

Follow-up

Pain intensity and anxiety ratings will be measured throughout testing sessions, on average complete within 1 month.

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